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Peugeot 2008 revealed

Images of the new 2008 micro high-rider have surfaced on French website L'argus ahead of the car's expected production debut.

Peugeot's new baby SUV has been revealed online, months ahead of its official debut.

Images of the new 2008 micro high-rider have surfaced on French website L'argus ahead of the car's expected production debut at the Geneva motor show in March.

The company has confirmed the new model, which was preceded by the thinly veiled concept model at the 2012 Paris motor show, will measure 4.16 metres long and 1.74m wide, making it smaller than a Mazda3 or VW Golf but slightly larger than a Nissan Juke (which also arrives in the third quarter 2013).

Peugeot is due to commence production of the new 2008 from several plants around the world in 2013, including China and Brazil – but Peugeot Australia has confirmed it will only take cars built in France.

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The 2008 is expected to go on sale locally at the end of October, and it is expected to be positioned below the larger 4008 SUV and 3008 crossover hatchback. Expect pricing to start at less than $30,000.

The 2008 is likely to be offered with a choice of three- and four-cylinder petrol engines as well as a turbo diesel version. The 2008 is only to be offered in front-wheel-drive, but with the same multi-mode traction control system as is seen in the bigger 3008.

Peugeot Australia has not confirmed which models will be offered locally.

10 comments so far

Wow Peugeot, another epic design fail. What do you call this, the lovechild of an SX4 and an Outback or something? Talk about scrounging something up from the styling seconds bin. How long have you been making cars for? At least Citroen tries to push the boundaries with a bit of french flair, like them or lump them.

I guess this car will be based on some forgettable Mitsubishi SUV that you're going to drape your sheetmetal over. So not only do we get to drive a dull Japanese design but it will also leak like a sieve with all that fussy pointless styling. And of course we get the famous Peugeot reliability thrown in for free.

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addy

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perth

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January 07, 2013, 12:27PM

Yeah well aren't you a drongo,for 30K it looks ok to me,I'm sure It will sell ok.Peugeot reliability...well me myself have never owned one but my dad has a 307 that is going on 7 years old and wow what a great car its been....not 1 issue since new.A car is a car designed to get from A to B in comfort and the newer ones are now using even less petrol and have all the mod cons,I honestly believe in this day and age you cant buy a bad car.

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Boz

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January 07, 2013, 6:55PM

Of course you were waiting with baited breath for this car to come out as your personally in the market for it..

Its a car, designed to go from A to B. Its not meant to be a Gucci handbag.

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Davo.

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January 07, 2013, 5:06PM

I'm in the market for a good car Davo. And actually these cars should look good, hopefully better than your handbag, they need to so as to make up for time and money spent at the garage. You should check out the Toyota website, they have the perfect solution if you'd like to get from A to B.

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addy

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perth

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January 07, 2013, 6:57PM

SUVs are the scourge on the world today whether they the baby or the grandmotherThey have the best chance to maim and kill us and the bull bar even improves their chances of that.They obstruct your vision whether they are parked or on the road improving your chances of having an accident.While they are at it they tear up the roads and consume more fuel than that one in a time of finite resources should.The owners are indeed selfish and thoughtless individuals who have no care for anybody else on the roadOne day we will all regret all the misery and excess they have caused.

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Lord Justice

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January 07, 2013, 5:10PM

What bull bar? Maim and kill us? I'd say there's every chance of that no matter what car you drive. If a SUV is obstruct your vision, then I'd suggest you leave more room. You're too close to it. Not everybody wants to be driving a go-cart. SUVs nowadays are very fuel-efficient. Selfish and thoughtless? Yes I see them everyday, on the mobile, no indicating, staying on the right lane on the freeway etc etc. Funny though, it's not just SUVs who are doing it, I see sedans, hatchbacks, wagons that does it.

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Amused

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January 08, 2013, 10:59AM

addy please? Your slip is showing,what a lot of crapp,as yet we know very little about it.But you the expert is rubbishing it already. Looks l;ike you will have to drive your Vauxhall Viva a bit longer. alan

At the end of the day, I'm a fan of clean design, resolved lines, elegant vehicles. They are out there, makers like Alfa, Mazda, Ferrari, VW, Audi have a pretty good strike rate across their model ranges at the moment, and there are shining lights dotted around such as 86, Koup, Swift, C6, BMWs of old which IMO look great.

I look at that car and it's like Peugeot decorated a Dualis for Christmas. Peugeot has had some excellent designs over the years and even their current lineup looks good, those little GTis looked great, many others, however they've dropped the ball on their SUVs. It's like one of the best kids in the class has handed in a C grade assignment, just disappointing.

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addy

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perth

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January 08, 2013, 12:53PM

Looks great. Hope we see it here sold in Australia.

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Daniel

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Sydney

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January 08, 2013, 6:53AM

Seems all the fella's have something to say. I own a Peugeot 308, very happy with it. I love my car(s). This looks lovely (for me anyway). Not too big, not to small, economical, very nice european styling, smart and a little sporty. I love the fact that Peugeot looks 'different' to other vehicles. ie, your Hyundai i30, bmw i series could be twins! Thumbs Up from Moi (that's french fellas....LOL)